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TIL the largest rampage school killing in US history, 44 killed 58 injured, occurred in 1927. It was caused by over-taxation, hopelessness, and an unhinged personality.

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D1VLj TIL that Tiger woods is the first golfer who hit a ball from Europe to Asia. He did this on the bosphorus bridge in Istanbul, Turkey which is the bridge that connects asia and europe.
mx9LO TIL Hattie McDaniel was the first black person to win an Oscar for Gone with the Win, however she was unable to attend the premier in Atlanta at a whites-only theater, sat at a segregated table on the side of the room at the Oscars and was not buried in the Hollywood Cemetery despite her final wish.
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4krrw TIL that the French waved the white flag as a symbol of military command.
MeRLB TIL that after the American Civil war some 10,000 to 20,000 Confederates fled to Brazil, founding the city of Americana near São Paulo. Today their descendents called "Confederados" have an annual festival marked by Confederate flags, uniforms, hoop skirts, and foods like fried chicken.